Customer Reviews
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (special edition boxed set) - By: Richard Helm, 09 Jan 2005 
I first watched the film as a youngster in the early 1970's, & have been holding out for the widescreen version - & very glad I did!
The digital soundtrack offers a cinematic experience, adding to the excitement of the story, offering everything you'd expect from a musical.
Not only is the film offered in original widescreen format, the 'special features' & the free Corgi model car enhance the excitement.
From on-set stills, to exclusive interviews with the main cast, this is well worth every penny.
The story is as enchanting now, as it was when I was a child, & I smiled alll the way through the movie!
I always remembered the opening sequence, with Chitty as the racing car, leading up to the amazing transformation, when Potts emerges from the barn with a gleaming Automobile.
From then on the story propels you into an enchanting world of both make-believe & quaint reality, where things aren't always as they seem.
Although the Baron may be fantasy, Grandpa is a wonderful contrast, while Truly, played beautifully by Sallly Ann Howes is the love-intrest to Dick Van Dyke, the spirited, though unsuccessful inventor & single parent to two children.
When the car is about to be scrapped, the children beg their father to buy it from the local scrap dealer, & here the story begins.
Can Chitty reallly fly, or is this the imagination of an inventor, solely for the benefit of entertaining his children?
The magic will keep you hooked, as will the songs, & if you enjoy it half as much as I did...
This has got to be one of the best value for money DVD packages I have purchased to date. (As was the Sound of Music special edition)
Also with free on-stage musical ticket offer, & music CD, & story booklet.
